Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives. An adjective deseribes or complements a noun. In English the

adjective comes before not after the noun, and its form never

changes.

e.g. Our country is powerful. Its economy is developing. Its geographical position

is advantageous.

Adverbs. Adjective + ly

badly, cheaply, easily

Note: easy → easily

There are also some irregular adverbs: good – well, hard – hard, fast – fast.

Uses

Mannar: Adverbs of manner describe how an action is done (quickly, well, quietly, etc) and come after the main verb and its direct object if it has one.

e.g. It develops slowly.

He speaks English well (not speaks well English).

We like dancing very much (not like very much dancing).

Frequency: Adverbs of frequency describe how often an action is done

(sometimes, often, never, etc). They usually come before the main

verb, but after if the verb is be.

e.g. He usually does the shopping on Sundays.

I rarely give interviews.

But: She is often in London on business.

Practice

Make sentences about the economy (education, newspapers, etc) using the adverbs below.

e.g. Newspapers are never published on holidays.

Never sometimes always often slowly very well fast carefully

Exercise. Look at these sentences and say if they are right or wrong

e.g. It is famous for its universities – Right

I live very much swimming – Wrong

1. Believe me. It is her really dream _________

2. We have lived always in London _________

3. I know exactly what you mean ___________

4. They produce cars cheaply ______________

5. She is working hard at the moment _______

6. I think you idea is well _________________

7. I don’t often worry about money _________

8. He wears a uniform black and gold _______

Too and Enough

Too + adjective/adverb to do a thing

for a thing

She is too young to get married.

(not) + adjective/adverb + enough to do a thing

for a thing

She is (not) old enough for the job.

Uses

Too: We use too to mean more than is good.

If you only want to make the adjective or adverb stronger, use very.

e.g. The course was too long.

He speaks very clearly (not too clearly).

(not) … enough: We use (not) … enough to say that something is satisfactory or

unsatisfactory in some way.

e.g. The machine does not work fast enough.

The room is big enough for 40 people.

Practice

Make sentences about one of the problems using too and (not) … enough.

Contents

Предисловие……………..……….…………………………………………… 3

Great Britain’s geography…………………………………….………………..4

Great Britain……………………………………………………………………...5

London…………………………………………………………………………..10

The Political system of Great Britain……………………………………………15

Queen Elizabeth II………………………………………………………………22

Great Britain’s economy………………………….…………………………...26

Economy. Text I………………………….……………………………………..27

Economy. Text II………………………………………………………………..31

Market places and shopping centres in Great Britain………………..………….34

Scotland………………………………...……………………………………….38

Wales……………………………………………………………………………40

Ireland: reformation and plantation……………………………………………..40

Mass Media………………………..……………….…………………………..43

Press in Great Britain……………………………………………………………43

Radio and Television……………………………………………………………48

British Favourite Holidays………………………………………………………54

Traditions and Customs…………………………………………………………58

Education after School………..………………….….……….………………..62

Education after School…………………………………………………………..62

Word famous universities……………………………………………………….69

Oxford…………………………………………………………………………..74

Cambridge………………………………………………………………………78

The British people as they are……………………………………………….…81

The English character…………………………………………………………...84

Grammar Reference and Practice………………..…….…………..………..87

Numbers, dates………………………………………………………………….87

Word-building…………………………………………………………………..89

Passive Voice……………………………………....…………………………...90

Adjectives and Adverbs…………………………………………………………93

Contents……………..…………………………………………………………95